Articles by Emili Vesilind

84 articles since 2007

Classics vs. ingenues

Image | By Emili Vesilind | November 2, 2008
These aren’t light-and-fruity times. Read more
 

House of style

Image | By Emili Vesilind and Max Padilla | October 26, 2008
Catherine Malandrino wants you to feel at home. Read more
 

Rhythm & blues backbeat

Image | By Emili Vesilind | October 19, 2008
Sharp-dressed men Sam Cooke, Fats Domino and Ray Charles helped pave the way for modern rhythm and blues in the 1950s and always dressed the part of the gentleman. Read more
 

A gentleman calls

Image | By Emili Vesilind | October 19, 2008
GLIDING across the stage, crooning “come closer” over a driving beat, he manhandles the microphone stand like a modern-day James Brown. Read more
 

Change of Hart

Image | By Emili Vesilind | October 12, 2008
WHEN designer Erik Hart launched Morphine Generation, his darkly romantic streetwear line, in 2003, imitators came flocking – ripping off the collection’s skull-and-flora silk-screens ad nauseam. Read more
 

Resale chic galore

Image | By Emili Vesilind | October 5, 2008
WITH L.A.’s fashion lovers unloading more posh designer garb at consignment shops, now’s the time to snag that Fendi Spy bag or Chanel cardigan you’ve been coveting – at a fraction of its original price. Read more
 

Going for seconds

Image | By Emili Vesilind | October 5, 2008
THE INSIDE of designer consignment store Decadestwo is always impressive – racks of beaded, ornate red-carpet gowns give way to shelves of yesterday’s “It” bags from the likes of Prada, Goyard and Balenciaga. Read more
 

A star for Mr. Stiletto

Image | By Emili Vesilind | September 28, 2008
MANOLO BLAHNIK became a household name when “Sex and the City” made his sexy stilettos practically a member of the cast. Read more
 

THE SCISSORS ARE OUT

Image | By Emili Vesilind | September 28, 2008
YOU WOULD think they were talking about a defaced historical landmark, the way the gossip was going: “The place used to be so serene, I didn’t even mind that it took three hours to get my hair done,” said one highlighted regular of the John Frieda Salon on Melrose Place. Read more
 

The dark-glam style of Uh Huh Her

Image | By Emili Vesilind | September 28, 2008
IF YOU think wearing high heels to work is a grind, try tramping around stage at the Viper Room in stilettos with a guitar strapped to your back. Read more
 
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